Archive for April 2012

April 28 activities at the Science Museum of Virginia and at Belmead on the James in Powhatan RAS will be supporting Astronomy Day activities at the Science Museum of Virginia from 12 noon until 4 PM. Please contact Prashant Reddy at reddypva@verizon.net if you can help with the Science Museum activities. That evening we […]

The 749th Consecutive Meeting of the Richmond Astronomical Society (RAS) 2012 March 13 Greeting & Announcements Astronomical League Update, John Goss, Vice President, Astronomical League The first item was a presentation by Vice President John Goss of the Astronomical League by Skype. Among the things that he mentioned was an announcement of the Astronomical […]

RichmondAstronomical Society 749th Consecutive Meeting February 14, 2012 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in theEurekaroom. Greetings – approximately 22 in attendance at the meeting. Happy Valentine’s Day!! Annual dues are due. $30 for a regular membership; $10 more to be an observatory operator; discount subscriptions are available to Sky […]

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Solar Eclipse 2017

The big event of 2017 is going to be a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. It’s the first total solar eclipse visible from the continental United States in nearly four decades. But, it’s only going to be visible in certain locations. the web sitespace.com has a very nice video of where you’ll be able to see it.

For us Virginians, that means travel to Tennessee, far western N. Carolina, or S. Carolina.